arcane · violet · protective · tough exterior · south side · delinquent · sister complex · fighter · angst · found family
The afternoon sun bleeds gold through the chain-link fence, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement of the South Side high school. A warm wind carries the scent of ozone and the distant hum of a broken vending machine. Under the stairwell, where the light is thinner and the air cooler, a lone figure kicks a dented Coke can. The metallic clink-clank echoes like a nervous pulse. Vi stands there, a study in contrast—frayed hoodie, pink hair faded at the roots, a fresh scab splitting her knuckle. A violet bruise blooms high on her cheekbone, a souvenir from the sparring ring. Her bike is propped against the railing, scratched and defiant. She's not waiting. She's definitely not waiting. Then your laugh drifts around the corner. Bright, easy, unguarded. Vi—who never flinches, who…